3.08.2012

Prague, Budapest

The following images were taken during a 6-week photography program in Prague, 
Czech Republic with The University of Texas in 2009. This was the first time I had the 
opportunity to explore new places on my own with photography. I learned about light, 
exposure, timing and awareness during this time. 
Photographers who influenced me then, and continue to inspire me now - 
Alex Webb, Eli Reed, Martin Parr, Constantine Manos, Peter Franklin.


Prague, Czech Republic









Budapest, Hungary








2.06.2012

As in a Dream

These photos are from a time when I began a transition with photography.
I stopped doing all kinds of freelance work and began to explore my own relationship 
with photography. I began to see the world differently (a more natural, instinctive
reaction surfaced). I rejected my old ways of thinking about photography 
(relating to structure, style and tradition). Without the pressure of deadlines or 
meeting someone else's expectations, I felt like a new door had opened for me. 

I began to see things as if I were in a dream or a painting. 

I realized my attraction to surrealism, interest in dreams and view in photography 
all came together. These images somehow make me think of the spaces in our minds 
where memories are stored and experiences are relived. These spaces are connected 
with those where dreaming occurs. And then these spaces are all connected to our 
experience in the present.
Past (memory) -- Dreams -- Present (alive) 


Barbeque in Marble Falls, Texas

Recreation Center, South Austin 

Corpus Christi, Texas 

Krauze Springs  

Corpus Christi, Texas

Father's Day Parade, South Austin 




1.04.2012

Xilitla, S.L.P., Mexico - 2011

The following are photos from a week-long visit to Xilitla, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. 
I will move to Xilitla in the coming months to teach English.

Elementary School





Cascada de Los Comales









Floreria

Home near carnival

Outside cathedral in nearby town


Las Pozas (swimming hole in Xilitla)





Traditional Dance in Plaza

Church in Plaza





Bus Station in Rio Verde, San Luis Potosi





Gas Station in Texas